Overview:
Petersburg, VA consistently ranks at or near the bottom of the County Health Rankings for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Petersburg Wellness of Consortium (PWC) is a collaboration of local stakeholders with the goal of improving health outcomes for Petersburg. In order to support the PWC’s goal, this project explored how disparities in income and access to food, health care, and healthy options may relate to the health outcomes observed in Petersburg.
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Fellows:
JaiDa Robinson
Virginia State University, Counselor Education
Courtney Lawson
Virginia State University, Computer Science
Interns:
Kyle Jacobs
Virginia State University, Agriculture
Mychala Walker
Virginia State University, Political Science
Reginald Toure
Virginia State University, Computer Science
Kyra Faison
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Environmental Science
Mentors:
Sarah Witiak
Associate Professor, Biology, Virginia State University
Brian Sayre
Professor, Biology, Virginia State University
Dong Yoo
Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems, Virginia State University
Wei-Bang Chen
Associate Professor, Computer Science, Virginia State University
M. Omar Faison
Assistant Vice President, Research, Virginia State University